Spokane Valley, WA Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Camera type
- Speed only, no red-light cameras
- Locations
- School speed/walk zones, high-crash spots
- Standard fine
- $100 (6+ mph) / $145 (11+ mph)
- School-zone fine
- $145 (6+ mph) / $290 (11+ mph)
- Adopted
- Ord. 25-018, Dec. 16, 2025
Summary
Spokane Valley's Automated Traffic Safety Camera Program, adopted under SVMC Chapter 9.60 in December 2025, authorizes cameras only for speed enforcement in school speed zones, school walk zones, and high-crash locations, not for red-light running. Fines run $100 to $145 normally and $145 to $290 in school zones.
A. Pursuant to RCW 46.63.250, the City is authorized to use automated traffic safety cameras and related automated systems to detect speed violations, including but not limited to school speed zone violations. B. Use of automated traffic safety cameras to detect speed violations is restricted to use in the following locations: 1. School speed zones. 2. School walk zones.
Full Breakdown
030 authorizes automated traffic safety cameras strictly to detect speed violations, restricted to school speed zones and school walk zones, plus one additional camera per 10,000 population that the city council may approve for locations with a documented higher crash risk from speeding; the chapter contains no authority for red-light or intersection-running cameras. 040 requires an analysis of vulnerable road user traffic, speeding evidence, collision rates, near-collision reports, and the infeasibility of other fixes. 060. 075. 100 sets the fines: $100 for exceeding the regular speed limit by 6 to 10 mph and $145 for 11-plus mph outside school zone hours, rising to $145 and $290 respectively for the same overages inside a school speed zone during school hours. 100(D). 050(C). 110.
Violations & Fines
A speed-camera infraction is a civil infraction with a fixed fine, not a criminal charge or license-record entry: $100-$145 outside school zones and $145-$290 inside a school speed zone during posted hours, under SVMC § 9.60.100. Owners can contest by mail; unpaid or unanswered notices follow the standard court schedule for infractions.
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